Bonsai : A Patient Art Hardback
by Susumu Nakamura, Ivan Watters, Terry Ann R. Neff
Hardback
Description
With fresh, elegant photography, this stunning volume presents more than sixty living bonsai masterpieces from the renowned collection of the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Each patiently nurtured tree is presented at the peak of its seasonal beauty; each embodies the quiet energy and beauty of the art of bonsai. In an engaging opening essay, the book introduces the practice and philosophy of bonsai, its spiritual resonance, and its horticultural sophistication.
Then alongside each tree's portrait, is a short, thoughtful discussion of the species and style of the tree as well as its individual history and character.
Readers will cherish this superbly conceived and designed book while gaining a new appreciation for the living masterpieces that inspired it.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:166 pages, 76 color illus.
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:05/03/2013
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- ISBN:9780300190908
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:166 pages, 76 color illus.
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:05/03/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780300190908
